Liz Cheney endorsed Allred at The Texas Tribune Festival Friday.
Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, speaks with Mark Leibovich, staff writer at The Atlantic, during a one-on-one conversation about democracy at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Sept. 6, 2024.Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, also endorsed Democrat Colin Allred in his race to beat Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
“Dick Cheney will be voting for Kamala Harris,” she said of her father, who served as vice president under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009. “If you think about the moment we’re in, and you think about how serious this moment is, my dad believes — and he said publicly — there has never been an individual in our country who is as grave a threat to our democracy as Donald Trump is.
Allred welcomed Liz Cheney's endorsement, calling her a patriot"who continuously puts country over party because she believes in the importance of protecting our democracy."A spokesperson for Cruz called Liz Cheney"the poster child of flip-flopping, is endorsing Colin Allred." Since Liz Cheney endorsed Harris, there has been speculation she would join a future Harris administration.
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